Background
Black, Donna Ruth was born on September 13, 1947 in Yuma, Arizona, United States. Daughter of Roy Welch and Rosalie Edith Black.
Black, Donna Ruth was born on September 13, 1947 in Yuma, Arizona, United States. Daughter of Roy Welch and Rosalie Edith Black.
University of Arizona (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). University of California, Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1975). Phi Beta Kappa.
Worked at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Limited Liability Partnership (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts. Banking and Financial Services. Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights.
Corporate Finance and Securities.
Election and Campaign. Entertainment; Environmental.
Estate Planning, Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits. Family; Fashion Industry.
Federal, State and Local Government.
Government Contracts. Healthcare; High Technology. Insurance; Intellectual Property.
International Trade and Customs.
Labor and Employment. Land Use; Legislative and Administrative.
Motion Picture and Television. Music; New Media; Real Estate.
Sports; Tax; White-Collar Criminal Defense.
Admitted to the bar, 1975, California and United States. District Court, Central District of California. 1978, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
1979, District of Columbia and United States.
Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1987, United States. District Court, Northern District of California.
1989, United States. District Court, Eastern District of California. 1995, United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Beta Kappa. Section Officers Conference Advisory Board, Board of Directors, University of California, Los Angeles Law Alumni Association.
Member: Los Angeles County (Environmental Section) and American (Chair, Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Limited Liability Partnership was founded in 1965 by Charles T. Manatt and Thomas Doctorate. Phelps.
Today, with approximately 160 attorneys in Los Angeles, Nashville and Washington, District of Columbia, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Limited Liability Partnership is recognized as one of the most influential law firms in the United States, and is particularly distinguished for its financial services, health, entertainment and government practice groups.
Member American Bar Association (chairman of the section natural resources, energy and environmental law, member nominating committee house of deals, chairman of the section officers' conference advising committee), State Bar California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, University of California at Los Angeles Law Alumni Association (board directors since 1996, vice president since 1998, president 1999).
Married Jeffrey A. Charlston, May 2, 1981. Children: Gavin Lewis, Trevor Elias.